Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-23


Montana mus b . pleasant place IN
which to live. The prolonged blizzard
has forced mp prices At Fort Benton sntfl
coal l. quoted ~ so per ton. wool 50 per
cord sna a0ur 80 per sAek. with potatoes
not TO b had ~ aay price.
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The waIla walla UnI5n eriticiass En-
ma Abb3tfis renaitioR of la TrayiAta- ~
that place By saying. Her exscusion in
the drinking song entities her % the high
rank she holds 10 the vocal world. but
somehow the prima donna falls abort Of
the mark In articulation: In many In
stances the words were 90 'chewsd up
e 70 10 indIstinguishabIe.- This 10 se-
we're. but since. according to the walla
walla Journal. the words which the
Union critic failed 70 dIstin guish were
Italian. Miss Albeit may bs pArdoned fer
not having been clearly understood
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The Mikado- Bohemian Girl war. which
has ragged In Eastern Washington for
full two weeks. IL ended and the sound Of
battle Il no longer heard. The Abbott
Company sang the Bohemian Girl at
Spokane Falls ana the 'Afiksdo- ct WallA
WsllA. throwing In q scene from LA
TrAviataT 81 the latter place 70 hvea
things up and - the citizens Of both
towns were delighted. everybody Il salts
fisd and peace is fally restored. walla
waIIa no longer thinks Il necessary to g.
sert that Spokane Falls hiss "only q
Punch and Judy opera house anyhow
and Spokane Falls no longer charges the
walla WAllA peopls with being unable to
distinguish between classical music and
the beating Of tin pans
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The new Governor Of Montana ad-
dresses tho lie xislature Of that Territory
with q free and easy air Of originality
that is As novel as 1t Is cha ming. He re-
fsrs to his appOintees in an off-hAnd way
~ his ''friends- and introduces many
other expressions which look decidedly
odd in official communications. Follow
ing lie the new Governors first message:
TERRITORY or MONTANA,
kxECUTIvR DEPARTMENT,
HKLENA, Feb. II, isS7.
Gentlemen OF the Council and House Of
Representatives: Having taken the oath
Of once As rec aired BY law. and entered
| upon the duties OF Governor OF the Terri
terry Of Montana. and finding you In the
legislative branch Of the government Of
| said Ter ritory, In regular session. here
| b. make known to you that have sc
lected and shall trust my friend Harry L.
Luke 20 be and act a. the Private Sscre-
him will bo communicated TO you such
information from time TO time daring
this session OF your service, rs shall seem
10 be proper from the Executive Depart
meut Of the government.
Respectfully, P. II. LESLIE.
The secrecy which has hltharto invested
the character Of Gilbert and sulliyan'r
new opera exists no longer. Much Of the
Iibretto and many OF the principal airs in
II are By this time being ground BY the
itinerant musicians Of ~ least two OF the
old world capitals. All the extraordinary
precautions observed In conducting the
rehearsAls have been for nothing, and g
gAfralous scene schifter. pumped By Mr.
Corney Grain, has given to the world
o. large all the points aud information
about the new opera which the latter has
been longing to know. Further than this
It Is ramorsd that thepsrtnership existing
between cir Arthur AID Mr.. Gilbert 4
dissolved and that musician and play
wright are each thiFstinR for the other
blood. The world can III spare eithel
composer or author and Il is to be hoped
that they viii adjust their differences Hkt
the two noble friends in "IslAnthe. or q
any rate win not resort TO any such
deadly weapon as ~sniekersnee" for thu
settlement Of them.